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Deep Dive | March 16, 2022 Premium

Five Trends Reshaping Online and Offline Retail in India

We discuss five key trends that are reshaping India’s $800 billion retail sector to help brands and retailers understand shifts in the market and capitalize on future opportunities to drive growth. We cover data analytics, immersive technologies, digital payments and more.

Insight Report | March 16, 2022 Premium

Livestreaming Latest, March 2022: Emerging Creators and the Metaverse Are Reshaping the Livestreaming Landscape

As part of our Livestreaming Latest series, we present recent M&A and investment activity as well as three notable trends in the global livestreaming space—namely, the rise of independent content creators, the rollout of regular livestream schedules, and brands’ efforts to capture live commerce opportunities in the metaverse. We also offer examples of recent livestreaming events from retail companies globally.

Innovator Profile | March 16, 2022 Premium

Innovator Profile: ReUpp Promotes Sustainability Through Recommerce

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk 2022, we present ReUpp, an online platform that supports sustainability in retail by getting customers involved with recommerce at the time of first purchase.

Innovator Profile | March 15, 2022 Premium

Innovator Profile: Via.Delivery Optimizes Last-Mile Delivery To Make E-Commerce More Sustainable

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk 2022, we present Via.Delivery, a retail-technology platform for online order delivery and pickup through retail chains.

Deep Dive | March 15, 2022 Premium

Luxury Brands: To DTC or Not To DTC?

Luxury brands have been gravitating toward the direct-to-consumer (DTC) model for years, and the pandemic has boosted this shift, putting the wholesale model in a fix. In this report, we discuss the DTC model in luxury retail.

Innovator Profile | March 14, 2022 Premium

Innovator Profile: Ownit Enables One-Click Checkout at the Point of Discovery

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk 2022, we present Ownit, a SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform providing one-click checkout capabilities to brands and retailers.

Deep Dive | March 14, 2022 Premium

Playbook: Strategies for Retailers To Monetize the Metaverse

In this Playbook, we present four key strategies for retailers to to begin capitalizing on the benefits of metaverse-related technologies. We discuss notable recent examples of each strategy as well as key considerations and potential use cases.

Insight Report | March 14, 2022 Premium

Metaverse Latest: Layer 2 Solutions, NFT Collections, Community Experiences

As part of our Metaverse Latest series, we present recent developments and three notable trends in the metaverse space—covering Layer 2 solutions, NFT collections and community experiences.

Innovator Profile | March 13, 2022 Premium

Innovator Profile: Sayollo Provides In-Game Advertising and Selling Opportunities

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk 2022, we present Sayollo, a retail-technology company that provides a platform for advertising and selling in mobile video games.

Innovator Profile | March 12, 2022 Premium

Innovator Profile: Re/tell Supports Online Retailers’ Expansion into the Physical Channel

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk 2022, we present Re/tell, a technology startup that helps e-commerce players expand into brick-and-mortar retail.

Event Coverage | March 11, 2022 Premium

Kohl’s Investor Day 2022: Sephora, Active, Digital and 100 Small-Format Stores To Drive Growth

We present key insights from Kohl’s virtual Investor Day on March 7, 2022, covering the retailer’s plans to drive growth through its Sephora shop-in-shop business, open smaller stores, become the active lifestyle destination for the entire family and achieve digital expansion.

Innovator Profile | March 11, 2022 Premium

Innovator Profile: Humankind Enhances the Digital Consumer Experience with Conversational Commerce

As part of our Innovator Profile series in the lead-up to Shoptalk 2022, we present Humankind, a conversational commerce, SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform.

Deep Dive | March 10, 2022 Premium

Sustainability in Sourcing: Greening Supply Chains Is More Critical Now Than Ever Before

We examine opportunities for greening in the retail supply chain, through the lens of Coresight Research’s proprietary environmental sustainability framework, EnCORE. We explore the challenges retailers could face in improving sustainability in sourcing and how they can resolve them.

Insight Report | March 7, 2022 Premium

The Virtual Land Grab: Three Key Platforms in the Retail Metaverse

We explore the virtual land-grabbing craze across the Decentraland, The Sandbox and Bloktopia metaverse platforms. We cover blockchain, NFT (non-fungible token) and cryptocurrency technologies, and discuss recent developments by, and opportunities for, businesses, brands and retailers.

Deep Dive | March 3, 2022 Premium

How US Consumers Are Shopping for Groceries: Analyzing Traffic, Ticket, E-Commerce, Private Label and Retail Foodservice

We discuss five key ongoing consumer shopping trends in the US grocery market, using data sourced from IRI. We examine basket size and trip frequency, sales channels, price per unit, private labels and foodservice.